新编英语教程第二册 Unit12.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guided Writing 1_4 Exercises Guided Writing 8. 9. 10. Reference version: Ireland has a long, glorious, though tumultuous, history. As far back as the 6th and 7th centuries, it was a leading cultural centre in Europe. Later, the country went through a turbulent process of trying to gain independence from Great Britain. It was not until 1948 that it became completely independent, and the Irish Republic was proclaimed on 18 As far back as the sixth and seventh centuries, it was a leading cultural centre in Europe. If the British Government had shown more clemency and taken positive and generous measures, the suffering of the Irish people would have been lessened somehow. Great Britain at that time was at its peak both politically and economically. Guided Writing 1_6 Exercises Guided Writing Reference version: April, 1949. However, nothing has had as strong an effect on the Irish people towards the British rule as the Irish Famine in the 1840s. The five years of consecutive potato crop failure were indeed a calamity, but adequate management could have diverted some of the misfortune. Great Britain at that time was at its peak both politically and economically. If the British Government had shown more clemency and taken positive and generous measures, the suffering of the Irish people would have been appeased. But, alas, no! Out of a population of eight and a half million, one million died due to the famine and disease it brought, another one and a half million emigrated to the United States, where they were despised and exploited. No wonder the effects of the Potato Famine are still very much felt today in Ireland. Guided Writing 1_4 Exercises